As I was here for a month, I can speak with some credence on the experience. The location is good; the view is not. But more importantly - for stays over 2 weeks I understand, the host wants you to pay his electricity bill for him.
This is after parting with almost $400 for the month (more than twice the private rental rate). I wouldn’t mind if the host went the first mile - or asked for anything over $10 per week, for example. But no.
Like most guests, the thought of another bill upon departure requires you to slum it with the aircon - to what degree depends on the guest. Personally I kept the aircon off and was plain scared to use it. The result was a horrible experience, soaking wet with sweat, sticky after a shower. Only when you get outside is it cool. What a relief. This is March.
The problem is your skin is wet all of the time - I had sores, blotches, itching and cuts. I was pretty desperate by the end of my stay. Even now my neck is covered in spots. Unless it is bed bugs.
My previous Airbnb host said: “use the facilities as you please”. Including aircon. Now that is hospitality. But not here.
Anywhere near food, the place is crawling with ants - coming out of power sockets etc. Spent a lot of time removing ants in the last month. I was picking them out of the breakfast cereal but gave up, and discarded a lot of good food. Sealed packs too. Don’t ask me how the ants get in. Sure, this is a Bangkok problem, but not in hotels.
I wasn’t happy to pay for basic electricity, as I never used the aircon. Furthermore I understand the Bangkok city rate to be 3.9 baht per unit, but you have to pay an inflated 10 baht per unit. This is not the guest’s problem.
This was the worst experience I ever had since booking a room with only a fan, a few years ago. I was wet all the time with sweat; couldn’t bring a visitor here; it has been very difficult so to pay extra is an insult.